5.1 Operational controls

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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.128(75) - Performance Standards for a Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) - (adopted on 20 May 2002) - Annex - Recommendation On Performance Standards For A Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) - 5 Ergonomic Criteria - 5.1 Operational controls

5.1 Operational controls

5.1.1 A protected means of selecting the operational mode of the BNWAS.

5.1.2 A protected means of selecting the duration of the dormant period of the BNWAS.

5.1.3 A means of activating the “Emergency Call” function if this facility is incorporated within the BNWAS.

5.1.4 Reset facilities

Means of activating the reset function should only be available in positions on the bridge giving proper look out and preferably adjacent to visual indications. Means of activating the reset function should be easily accessible from the conning position, the workstation for navigating and manoeuvring, the workstation for monitoring and the bridge wings.

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